Railway-reail joint.



J. A. HYLE & I. W. HERMAN.

RAILWAY RAlL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILEUDEC. IA. 1917.4

1,257,708. Patented Fenzsrlals.

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wedgefshaped UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AGOB A. H-YLE, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND JACOB W.

PENNSYL'VAN IA, ASSIGNOBS.

HERMAN, PHILADELPHIA,

YORK, .N Y., ONE-FOURTH TO JOHN MCE. AMES, 0F ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS, ONE- I'OUBTH T0 CHARLES H. NELSON, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND .ONE-FOURTH TO SAID KYLE.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

Specicationotletters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2e, 191s.

Application Bled December 14, 1917. l Serial No. 207,057.

1 10 all 'whom z't may concern.' e it known that we, JACOB A. Hm and JACOB `W. HEMAN, citizens of the United States, residin at St. Louis, State of Mislhe 'city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented certain new vand useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which thel following isa specification. Our invention relates to railway rail joints, and has special reference to a novel and meritorious .improvement in splice bars whereby he clamping effect against the track rails is practically improved and pro longed as wear takes place.

lThe prime .object of the inventipn is to provide novel, simple, durable, economical andfthorouglily efficient-means for safely and. reliably .uniting the meeting ends of railroad track-.rails together.

A further Vobject is to provide asafe, strorg and reliable railway rail jointcompose of .few parts, with means for safely and 'firn'ly securing the yparts together when properly assembled.

Another object of the linvention is to s0 construct our improved rail joint that the meeting ends of the track rails will possess a maximum of vertical strength, together with Aa maximum of: lateral strength to vwithstandthe excessive strain .-to which the rails are subjected.

.Still further objects of the invention are to provide arail joint that will avoid all friction exceptthe slight amount caused by expansion and contraction; .to so .construct cach splice bar or fish plate thatthey will be caused by. the proper manipulation of a member ditted therein to firmly clanipthellower surface of the .tread and the web of' the vrai-l slightly. Afabox'fe its central/.portion, and also {clamp against :the

surface loffxthe. .lower` .spart v1.ott the .rail f a point 'slightly below '1i-tire central .portion of the webftherebyavoiding all Afriction, -except=betweenthe .wedc-shaped member f and the splicebar, and @t 'e-splioebars will .be

.forced Ato fit. snugly 'against' the web, tread andat all .timesfwithout '-frictionby drawing the .wedgemember inwardonboth sides; to -provldean vinsulated -joint which Usshaped recess length, while OF ONE-FOURTH TO THEODOBE F. VON DOEN, OF NEW will prevent wear and mutilation of the insulating fiber, and ajoint in which the rails may be spiked to the tie .in a correct and uniform lin'e.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuing description are attained by the construction, combination, location and arran ement of the parts hereinafter more fully escribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and vparticularly pointed out inthe claims append ed hereto, it being understood that slight changes in the form, proportions and minor details of .the construction may be resorted to without departing Jfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Inthe accompanying. drawings which form' a .part of thelspecification it will be seen that rl Figure l, is a side elevation of the irnproved rail joint embodying our invention.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged endA elevationof the same, an

Fig'. 3, is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the insulation of ourfirnproved rail- Way joint.

Similar. numerals of reference are emi ployed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the'drawings.

In carryin trated and w ichshows a preferred co'nstruction, it will be observed by reference to Figs. 1 and 2, that'the'reils l and Zare shown as being connected by the splice bars Head .member 4, .and afoot or lower member 5, v sa-id members being comiected. by an integral yielding vertice provided on itsy inner` surface with a1ongitudinal recess 7, and a central; longitudinal 8 extending. throughout its the outer .face of each1.splice. 3, Tis provided. with'. a wedgeorwsh plates 3, each having an upper` or bar or vplatt shaped recess .9.throu'ghout its length and centm1 .longitudinal outwmiv projecting voutpur invention as illu'srib 10, the Qbeing formedfor the reception'of 'awedge-shaped member 171 which is fitted into said recess, and 'extends throughout tllelen'gth of the said. Splice be?,

are rolled from a single piece into the shape, such as shown, and are of the same length the inner face ofeach web member .being provided with a U-shaped recess 12 formed therein adapted to straddle or surround the projecting rib 10 formed on the outer face of the splice bar or plate 3.

Each splice bar 3, and wedge member 11, is provided with four central circular openings for thereception of the securing boltsl 13, each bolt being passed through the track rail, the splice'bar' and the Wedge member lsecured to either Side oi the track rail, with a securing nut 14, fastened on the threaded end of each bolt.

. It'wil'l be seen that the upper head 1nen1` ber 4 of each splice bar or fish plate 3 which is rolled in one piece, is formedof an eX- 'cess of metal with its inner face so shaped as to yfit closely against and clamp the under surface of the rail tread and a'portion of the web, and that the foot or lower member 5 of said splice bar is also formed of an excess of metal and shaped so as to fit closely against and clamp the upper surface of the base of the rail and a portion of the web of: the rail, the web portion of the splice bar being rolled comparatively thin with respect to its head and foot members and formed at its center with a Ushaped recess, so that when the Wedge members 11 are drawn or forced inward into the recess .9, the splice bar will be forced to yield at its thin U- shaped central portion thereby causing its heavy head and foot portions to be flexed to clamp snugly and tightly against the tread portion, web 4and base of the trackv rail, respectively, thereby holding the splice bars tightlyagainst the rails without tricu tion at, all times, andthe head and foot portions of each splice 'bar with theiheavy wedgemembers fitted within vthe recess 9 of each. splice bar constitute sufficient mate rial to"form an unusually strong and. durable joint-whcl'maybe easily and readily y kegt tight, and is easier to tighten than the 4 or inary rail joint.

It will also be observed that by this con struction of rail joint the wear between the parts may be readily compensated forv by adjusting the wedge-members 11 gradually inward within the recesses 9, until the UL shaped recess formedv in the inner face of the said 'Wedge-members straddles or surrounds the rib 10 formed on the 4splice bar .Wherebythe clamping ell'ect of the "splice bars against the track rails is materially improved and the longevity of the joint in'- creased, since the Wedgeshaped members 11 as the splice bars 3, and are fitted into the recesses 9 throughout their entire length, and

are easily adjustedinward by the proper 'mal ni ulation of the securing nuts 14.

y reference to Fig. 3 will be seen the manner of insulating our improved joint,

which consists in placing asingle shectaor plate olinsulating fiberV 15, ,betweeny each inner face of the splice bars :1nd ,the ,track `rails extending throughout the length Ot each splice bar, and a sleeve -16==of .fiber passed through each bolt openlng in thc track rails und surrounding cach bolt, and

,since it is well known that the greatest Wear It willreadily be perceived that thetrackL i rails are spiked to the tie at the joint by the use of the ordinary spikes such as shown by dotted lines in Figi. 2, and the basefo'l each splice bar kept on top of the base of the rail, which arrangement will permit the rail when tending` to'creep to slide from .f

the ties withoutl pulling the joint ties with it, and the joint tics stay solid on the track bali-ast that has been tauipcd un under them,`

and thus pushed o soft untamped ballast, thereby causing. the

iprevent the joint ties from being;V

the solid tainped ballast onto joint to pound and become loose, whiclris liable to occur when the splice bars or fish l plates extend out troxn'the base ofthe rail and the joint is spiked or otherwise'secured to the tie. .i

lHaving thus described our invention what We claim and desire to' secure by Letters" Patent is 3. A rail :feint including' the rails', a splice bar liar/ina` a thickened heavy' upper and a lower inenlber und ,en intermediate thiil yielding 'web mrn'zheumth a recess formed 'Within its inner face extending throughout its length, and means for causing,r the 4saith splice bur to he dexed er forced aigainst the tread,- web and hase portions ofthe rails.

2. A rail joint including the rails, a splice lower member and au integral intermediate thm yielding web Inembenqhaving a recess forijncd in its central 'portiafi within the in- ``ner face thereof, and a recess formed in itsA outer tace extending throughout .its. length, and -ineans for causing ethesaiid splice har.l "to be lexed'againstvthc tread, web and portions of the rails.

` 3. A rail joint ii'lcluding the rails, a 'splice' i bar having an and 'a' lowermember andan nitegral intermediate yielding web -bar having a thickened heavy upper ,end 'fgl 115 member with a recess formed at itsce'nter on L the inner face thereof, a recess formed in' its' outer face yextending through its length,

-a wedge-member fitted in the last named re cess, and means for tlexing the said splice 'and an integral intermediate yielding web member with a U-Shaped vrecess formed in its central portion extending throughout. its

length, and a wedge-shaped recess formed.

in its outer face its entire length, a wedge -l member fitted in the recessl on said 4outer face, and means for iexing said splice bar 'against the tread, web and base portions of the rails. 1 5. A rail joint including the' rails, a splice bar having an upper and a lower member and'an integral yielding web member provided with a longitudinal U-sha| ed recess its entire length, it central rib lformed on its outer face, and a recess formed in its outer vface throughout its length, a wedge-niember fitted into the last namedrecess its entirelength, and means for flexing said splice y'har-fagainst the-tread,iweb and base por-4 tionsof the rails. l l 6. v A rail joint including the rails, a. splice bar having an upper .and a lower member and an integral ylelding web member providedjfwith a. longitudinal recess at its center vin its-inner ace extending the entire 4length of said ber Iforming a rib on itsouter [.ifacefa' wed e-'shaped recess formed in its louter face t roug'hout its-length, a wedge i member lfitted into' said wedge-shaped recess, and means for flexing said splice bar against 'I the tread, web and base portions-of the mile.I -L I i 7. A'rail joint including the rails,'a splice lba'r having an upper and a lower member land an integral yielding.. webmemberpro- -vided with a longitudinal U-shaped recessat lthe center in its inner face itsentire length forming a rib .on its outer face, a .wedge-'- shaped recess in its' outer 'face throughout its length, a wedge member fitted into said we gre-shaped recess provided with a longi tudinal U-shaped recess in its inner face adapted to straddle said rib, and means for flexing the said splice bar against the tread, web and base portions of the rails.

8. A rail joint including'the rails, a splice :aar having an vupper and a lower member- -shapetl recess at tlie center in its inner ltace-extending its entire length, a wedgeishaped recess 1n its'outer face the entire i jnd nn integral yielding web memberwith aj integral yielding web member provided with a recess in its inner face at the center thereof extending the entire length of vthe bar and forming a rib on its outer face, a wedgeshaped recess formed in its outer face the entire length of said' bar, a wedge member fitted into said wedge-shaped recess the entire length of said ai', and means for flexing said splice bar t ghtly against the tread, l

web and base portions'of the rails:

10. A railway rail joint comprising'trnck rails, a splice bar on each-side of the rails having a thickened heavy upperand a lower member, and a thin integral yielding web. ,i

member formed with ya, longitudinal-*U- shape'd recess atvit'scenter 'in its inner face,`

a` wedge-shaped .recess formed in the -outer face throughout, the length of each bar, ,a

wedge member fitted into said wedge-shaped `A recess its entire length, said wedge member having a U-shaped recessin its in'ner face...

and means for'flexing said splicebar tightly against the tread. web and bese portions nl."

the rails.

11.v A railway rail joint comprising track rails having an upper and a lower member provided with an excess of metal and a thin rails', a, splice bar secured to each side off'the yielding weht-member formed with a U- shaped recess at the center thereof in its inner face extending the entire length of the' bar and forming a. rib on the outer'face its entire length, a wedge-shaped recess formed in' the outer face of each bar its entire length, a wedge member fitted into said wedge-shaped recess its entire leiigth and provided with a U-sha d recess in its inner face adapted to strad e said rib.; and bolts and securing nuts for forcing. said wedge members inward und flexing saidsplice bar tightly against the tread, web and base portions of the rails.

JA'CoB Ai HYLE. JAcoB w. HERMAN.. 

